Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-09-01
FOR THE !.EEaeErp
Gladstone Denounces Its pro.,.
The Government ArraieDsI
Mastery Speech.
He Moves His Resolution 10 y,
Appeal to the Queen-Mr. ~
Explains Why the Leaer.
Was Proclaimed.

LONDON, Aug. 25.-Mr. G,,s.
greeted with cheers in the hon s,'Oas
mons this evening when he az
his resolution, shat an bprs,'
be presented to the queen. FEM. @-'
that the vlceroy of Ireland hal , MT
ed the National league as a.. '1
association, that no informatior
furnished to parliament TO i1.e.
proclamation by virtue OF VII;
majesty's subjects are to be ,s,i
liable TO be punished as criminal.
out judicial inquiry into the 49,
their acts, and that this house ii n
sence of such information, praysts..
proclamation shall not confinns
as to the association named and 4,
therein"
Mr.. Gladstone said that the Ir.s
roy IL declaring that the league b.s
ed 70 violence must have acted ON Nv Z,
nation, but where was the ipfo,r.s
The Irish chiefs had right 10 S.~.
to know the grounds on which t,s co-
mont mad acted. If the facts wers
held the opposition must forthwith I.
three propositions upon the hons.
the government: First, that If ~,
slight, almost an outrage, to the Il,
of parliament to suppose that 4 n.
discharge such an important sts,,,
duJy without knowing grounds; s-,s
that it reduced TO utter destruehor
to an absurdity the main contentios
the government advanced during me-
cussion of crimes act, that the safs,
promised had proved farce. He \,
what was the value of meaning Of 7
liamentary approval given in igoravs
the factsY Why not follow the gr
taken by yelling ton and Peel in lssl
garding the Catholic league and suomi
it? Third, what could the house tbit
information that they must know va
not bear the light? lCheers.
NOT AIMED AT CRIME.
Mr.. Gladstone said he had alway,
tended that the government were n
lating against combinations apart /,
crime, and now was the time 70,
government to show thpt he and
friends were wrong. But the goyernn.
shrank from the test and declined
chall enge. They had substituted
arbitrary will for regular legal sct
This principle was most dangerous d
disgraceful one in any country, and
pecially in ireland. Law in IRELAND 4
still on trial. A great misfortune u
that those who administered it, tspsdl
ly locally, were not in sympathy viAh
feelings of the people. The proclln
ton of the National league. Mt CID
stone declared, was near apprOach
declaration of war on the Irish peop
The people of Ireland generally %
pathized with the league because they
heved that it had been their saysti
Parnellite cheers Nobody did n
thing for the tenants until the lesgIsT
founded.
The government wgs pressing lf1
very hard and it was evident that the'
tended to work and act by summarize
diction. The governments action As
lutely excluded the house from anysi
except an absured and perfunc'r
operation in connection with the III
duty devolying upon it under the stain
The reoognizance of this proclamsn
was reduced TO mere farce. IaS
would be no jury judge or reside
magistrate, and no parliament to coai'
Ireland; there would be nothing be-
absolute, unmitigated, arbitrary ac'
the Irish executive, which was necessai
partisan. He hoped that the lrlsh gol
continue to bear the pressure ing
would not have TO suffer long
certain that they would not obey ias
through fear cheers but from suols
vivid, buoyanr hope which even o.
last election, was not damaged, and slE
now was brighter and liyehec. Oasa'
The governments foundation was n
ping from under them and Their ac'a
in reference to the proclamation o.
league showed that their strength
failing. Ireland, seeing this, trustee
English nation to fulfill her reas0u'.
whish and was convinced that 6u
pectations would not be disappoin's-
Mr.. Gladstone then presented hh
solution amid prolonged cheers
MIR. BALFoUBs REPLY.
Mr.. Balfour said that Mr. olS',N
would have been wiser had he resi'a
argument on the allegation that iae ~.
was ignorant of the grounds foF lhs
clamation, rather than on a detel
the league. The governments ~
was not the filming of evidence 70
the proclamation, but the selec,ius
from the enormous mass OF eylael1s
possessed. There was sutlicient lg-- h
ton to justify the proclamation =
columns of the local newspapers W.
going into the governments connls-
reports. Mr.. Balfour argued w. IN
Mr.. Gladstone proclaimed 'hs
leagEe he did so when Mr.. faIl-- "a
imprisoned and when parllameI. w. s-.n,.
sitting and that he afforded no nv. ...3
ton to any one concerned. he aS
at length from documents 10 slo' ~
the league was guilty OF boyco''i--s AL
cling and iAstigating infractlo"s
law. ..ssl
Sir William Vernon HarcouI' =. s.a-
the speaker whether the doccH1el ....l n
which he quoted would 30 saOHl'..
the house. .. 3ss-
Mr.. Balfour refused TO submit ~ ~.
uments, and proceeding, naIia y, .,.i7r.
instances OF the leagues nnla"la. .Sssi5s.
Sir William asked the spea.k,e.i ~ aEa-
Mr.. Baifour was bound to taoi' 10y
al documents cited psfos.
The speaker replied that ML' .;.I 55.s-
was not bound to table coniideh'le q.
ments but the case was ditierehl. ~. 80 ~.
fetal papers, which the house I's
"a verirT. fOpposition cheers ILL.,,